Building construction.



No. 844,295. PATENTED PIIB. 12, 1907.

E. J. WINSLOW. BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED 0CT.20,1905.

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PATENTED FEB. 12, 1907. E. J. WINSLOW. BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

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BUILDING CONSTRUCTEQN.

l No. 844,295.

Specification of Letters Patent.

- Patented Feb. 12, 1907.

Application filed Qctober 20,1905. Serial No. 283,583.

following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in building constructions it concerns a peculiar embodiment in which floors of an impervious nature rest directly upon underlying soil and are also carried by and secured toanchors of a peculiar structure whereby upheaval is prevented.

Heretofore great difliculty has been expe rienced by builders in. laying waterproof floors upon soil of the loose and silty nature, such as obtains in reclaimed land. Not only mus the floor be supported by an unyieldin foundation, but it must also ,be restrained against upheaval and fracture under the influence of water-pressure. In many localities the subsoil becomes periodically supersaturated with water either through the rise of tides, excessive rains,'or the like, and the land becomes soft and marshy during such periods. 1 Moreover, excavations are frequently below the water-line and consequently produce a very considerable pressure upon impervious floors and walls lining such excavations.

It is one object of my invention to so deanchoring means therefor that the whole will constitute a structure which may be readily laid by persons of ordinary skill, and when so put in place will be durable and lasting under .the most trying Another object mulate a reinforced floor adapted'to efiectively withstand pressures in any direction without fracture or deterioration in its impervious qualities and to also devise'ameans formulate an anc of securely anchoring such floor to supports adapted to preserve a constant position in the underlying soil.

Still another olo'ect of the invention is to lioring1 means which possesses certain unitary c aracteristics Whereby the parts of the same are enabled to be transported conveniently and subsequently assembled with ease and speed into an anchor of any size and proportions.

et another object of the invention is to formulate an anchoring means which maybe preliminarily positioned in subsoil and subse- United States, residing of which the but more p arti'cularly' of this invention is to for acters of reference it wil numerals denote corresponding parts through-.

quently be brought to an adjustable attachment to a permanently-laid floor.

. An additional object is to produce an anchor which may be so interlocked with the overlying floor that a permanent and durable attachment between the two will be assured.

Another object of the invention is to devise an anchoring means of such form and construction that the same may be readily laid in sections and by suitable compartments in the same may be filled with material constituting the main body of the overlying floor in such amanner that the inserted materialmay set in place Without regard to the supersaturated condition of the subsoil and completely unaffected thereby.

Another object of vise an'eflicient reinforcement for the floor and an easily-applied.connection for securely interlocking the same to the underlying anchor.

thisinvention is to de- Other objects and advantages will be in 7 part obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter.

The invention accordingly consists in the 1 features of construction, combinations of parts, and arrangements of elements hereinafter more specifically embodied as an exemplification of the underlyingprinciples of the invention.

That this invention. may be more fully understood and made readily comprehensible to others skilled in its relating arts I have appended as a part of this specification drawings showing an embodiment of the same, and while the underlying principles of the invention may be cations falling within the-scope of the claims, the herein-stated to employ in practice, reference to such drawin be notedthat like out the figures, of wh1ch Figure 1 is a View taken in sectional perspective, showing the general arrangement and ap lication of the invention to an impervious oor, and furthermore illustrating certain details of construction with respect to the features ofadjustable connections. 2 is a perspective which I may resort to in applying my invention. Fig. 3 is a view in perspective, showing a section of a preferred form of hollow anchor'such as I may use.-

view of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 IS a perspective view Flg.

form is that which I prefer and now upon making.

sby means of char.- 1

otherwise applied by modifiview of one form ofanchor Fig. 4: is an end I side- WfillS which-are employed in containing both the showing the application of the invention with respect to the devices of high tensile strength employed in connecting the anchor to the;

' connecting devices, hereinafter referred to,

and the plastic material constituting the floor substance Such anchor is preferably of any elongated shape having a relatively widebase-face 3, which is so scoria'ted as to prodlicethe barb-like projections 4 and 5, which-serve to engage with the subsoil and Y prevent any displacement. of the anchor. In

I the ordinary manner ofusing such anchor it is first embedded'in the soil to an appropriate height and appropriately spaced apart from its neighbor. The connecting devices-6 are then ositioned within the compartments provid zad for the purpose.

are of a lateral configuration, such as will so that the connection will therein. Preferably such connection is in correspond with the shape of the comartment, which preferably enlar es at its ase, e interlocked the form of a flat plate'in order that it may with greater facility be inserted into the comartment, a proper interlocking position.

, 0 further brace and strengthen the struc ture, a series of tension members 7 may be passed through-suitable orifices in the con-.

nection devices 6. After inserting said con nection devices in lace the reinforcements 8 and .9 are assed t lrough correspondin apertures int e upper end of the same, an it is around theseremforcements that the main body ofithe flooris to be molded. Such reinf'orcements may consist of a plurality of relatively small tension members 8 and one or more members 9 of any desirable shape, such as a U or the like. It Will be under stood that the anchoring of the full length of thefloor will he made up by running together any suitable number of sections, which, as shown, are open attheir'ends.

Within the compartments afforded by the sections is inserted a cementitious material 10, and" thelatter may be thoroughly forced through all crevices and interstices of such compartment, as well as turesin the connectin device, eel-indicated by 11. As'Will-be un erstood, this cementing-'materialis thoroughly protected from the surroun'dinigsoiljandmay harden and set at leisureto orm a perfect bond between all contacting ortions. 0 en at en s, the chamber or compartment e A enemerges intothat of the adjacent, and

Such connections into various aper' construction.

Since the sections are as the whole is filled by the cementitious mass therein inserted such sections are'firmly. bonded together as soon as the cement is hardened.

After applying certain additional transverse strengthening-reinforcements 12 and 13 the main body of the floor 14 is applied, and preferably such main body, which is of cementitious material, merges with that introduced into the compartments of the underlying anchor in such a way as to fprm between-the anchors and the floor a rigid integral structure. It will be obvious that sufficient 7 time may be allowed after setting up the anchors and before laying the floor to allow the former to assume a comparatively permanent position, and after the Whole is assem-v bled the complete structure will possess great rigidity between all parts. A finishing-coat of hard wearing material 15 may be applied {to the floor, ifiso desired.

In the modified form of anchor shown in Fig. 2, and to the left of Fig. 1, the trans versely-extending floor-supporting girders 16 are employed. These girders may, if so desired, be constructed mainly of. plastic material, having embedded thereinsuitable-reinforcements 17.. Such girders are usually embedded in the subsoil and are carried at intervals by suitable pyramid anchors 18,

having faces depressed t at they may be better' engaged by the soil. Protruding from the upper end of such anchors isa fixing-plate 19, through which the reinforcements of' the floor may be passed. In the form shown in Fig. lsuc'h extension 19 has a double s'etof orifices, the lower for the reception of the strengthening members 17 and the upper for the reception of the aforesaidmembers-8 and 9. In this instance the top of the anchor will be suitably channeled'to receive the concrete girder 1'6. I v

The form illustrated by Fig. 2 is especially applicable for service in floors in which the same rests directly upon the upper flat surface of the anchor and has reinforcing members passing through the extension 19. The

relative arrangement of such extension 19 with the main body of the anchor may be that shown by Fig. 6-, in which a slightlymodified contour is given to such anchor.

From the foregoing it will be understood that while I prefer to employ cezrentitious materials for carrying out my invention, I may obviously resort to other expedients, though I regard the use of cement and other plastic materials as of the most improved Since many changes could be" ade in the above constructions and many fbodi nents of'this invention might be madewithout depating either from the spirit or scope thereof, although from a cursory inspection such changes mi ht seem to apparently widely differ there om, I propose that all matter IIO ' contained in the above description or shown lowing claims is intended to cover all the ge- I by Letters Patent of, the

" ing the same to reinforcements embedded in sectional floor-anchor embedded in the soil the anchor to an overlying floor.

and means adjustable therein and'adapted overlying floor.

in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted merely in an illustrative and not in a limiting sense. Furthern1ore,I desire it to be understood that the language in the folneric and'specific features of this invention and all statements of the scope thereof which as a matter of language mig t be said to, fall therebetween. I accordingly claim, and desire to secure United-States, the

following:

1. In avbuilding construction an impervious floor of plastic material, a floor-anchor having a recess and means therein for securthe overlying floor.

.2. In a building construction a cement floor resting directly upon underlying soil, a floor-anchor having a chamber and means for securingthe same to said overlying floor said means arranged in said chamber in predetermined positions permanently mainsoil underlying said floor.

,3. In a buildin construction a floor, a sectional floor-anc or embedded in the soil underlying said floor having a compartment and means therein positionable for securing 4. In a buildingconstruction a floor, a

underlying said floor, having a compartment a floor resting upon the upper end of said anchor and means therein for securing the same to an overlying floor, through reinforcements embedded therein.

5. In a building construction a floor, a sectional floor-anchor embedded in the soil underlying said floor, having a compartment for being retained permanently in a predetermined position,said means extending into attachment an overlying floor.

6. In a building construction a floor, a sectional floor-anchor embedded in the soil underlying said floor having a compartment and means located therein in a predetermined permanently-maintained position for affixingthe same to reinforcements in an 7 t. In a building construction a floor, a sectional floor-anchorembedded in the soil underlying said'fioor, having a compartment, a device therein for connecting the same to an overlying floor, and means for permanently positioning the aforesaid parts.

8. In a building construction, a sectional floor-anchor provided with a compartment, a device therein extending to reinforcements embedded in an overlying floor, and means within said com artment' for permanently positioning said evice to said anchor.

'9. In a building construction a floor, a

sectional floor-anchon embedded in the soil underlying said floor provided with a compartment, a floor resting upon the upper end of said anchorand means therein comprising a plastic composition for securing the anchor to an overlying fioor. f v

10. In a building construction a floor, a sectional floor-anchor embedded in the soil underlying said floor provided with a compartment and means therein comprising a hardening plastic mass for adjustable and permanently securing the same to reinforcements embedded in an overlying floor.

11. In a building construction a floor, a sectional floor-anchor embedded in the soil underlying said floor havinga compartment, 7

a device therein for connecting the same to an overlying floor, and a plastic composition within said compartment and embedding said device for permanently positioning the same. I 12. In a building construction, a sectional floor-anchor provided witha compartment, a

device therein extending to reinforcements embedded in an overlying floor, anda plastic composition within said compartment and.

embedding said device wherebythe same is permanentlypositioned.

13. In a building construction, a floor an-f chor of substantially a U shape and means embedded between the side walls thereof for ermanently attaching it to reinforcements in an overlying floor. a

14. In a building construction, a floor,'a horizontally-elongated floor-anchor provided with vertically-extending compartments and means permanently afiixed therein for attaching it to an overlying floor.

15. In a building construction, a floor-anchor provided with a'compartment, a device therein extending into attachment with reinforcements embedded in an'overlying floor the material whereof extends into' said compartment and securely positions said device in place. i

16. In a building construction, a floor-anchor provided with a-pompartment having an opening in the upper end thereof and an overlying floor composed essentially of plastic material which extends into and fills said compartment.

-17 In a building construction, a horizontally extending fioo'ranchor comprising a plurality of like sections each having compartments, and an overlying floor the material whereof extends into and fills said compartments.

18. In a chor having a recess and an overlying floor, the material whereof extends into said recess to form an interlocking engagement with said anchor.

building construction, 'a floor-an 19. In a building construction, a floor-anv chor provided with a horizontally-extending ,chor comprising a devices therein and extending to engagement with suitable reinforcements embedded in an overlying floor, the material whereof extends into said compartment, whereby the whole is interlocked together.

20. In a building construction, a floor-anchor of elongated-U shape having a compartment flaring into an enlarged bottom, and a similarly-shaped retaining device therein and extending into engagement with reinforce-- ments embedded in an overlying floor.

21. In-a building construction, a floor-anchor having a compartment whereof portions flare into an enlargement, and a like-shaped retaining device interlocking in said compartment and extending into engagement with an overlying floor.

22. In a building construction, a floor-anelongated compartment opening in thetop, retaining-plates of like contour spaced at intervals in said compartment and aflixed at their upper ends to reinforcements embedded in an overlying floor, and at their lower ends similarly united to reinforcements extending 23. In a building construction, a floor-anchor having a compartment providedwith lateral extensions, a like-shaped retaining device interlocking in said ccmpartmentand extending into engagement with an overlying floor, and a plastic composition within said compartment and embedding and permanently securing in place said device.

24. In a building construction, a floor-anchor, having a substantiall inverted T- shaped compartment, a like-s aped retaining device therein extending into engagement with reinforcements in an overlying floor, the material whereof extends into said compartment'and securely positions said retaining device.

. 25. In a building construction, afloor-an- 1plurality of similar abutavlng one or more comting sections each partments, devices therein in interlocking engagement with the walls of said compartments and extending into attachment with reinforcements embedded in an overlying floor, the material whereof extends into said compartments and thereby securely interlocking the whole together.

26. In a building constructioma sectional floor-anchor having a, compartment open at the top and closed at the bottom, a device therein for connecting the same to an overlying floor and means for permanently interlocking said device to the anchor.

27. In a building construction, a sectional floor-anchor provided with a compartment, a device therein. and in an interlocking engagement therewith, and an interfitting means for permanently securing the same in place, said device extendinginto connectionwith an overlying fioor.

28. In a building construction, a sectional floor-anchor provided with a compartment, a device therein adjustably extending to reinforcements embedded in an overlying floor and a plastic composition within said compartment and embedding said device in an interlocking manner whereby the same is permanently positioned.

29. In a buildingconstruction, a floor-an chor provided with a compartment, a perforate plate therein corresponding in lateral outline thereto, reinforcements embedded in an overlying floor extending through perforations in said plate, like members embedded in the anchor and extending through thelower end-of said late, and a plastic colnposition within said compartment and filling the interstices of the same and the erforations in said plate whereby the who e is securely interlocked together.

EDWARD JARVIS Wins ow. Witnesses ALBERT F. NATHAN, EDITH 0. SEARLES. 

